Marketable Skills: Assignment: “IS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RELEVANT OR A RELIC?”
Marketable Skills:
This course assesses the following Core Objectives. In this assignment, students will develop the following marketable skills:
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Core Objectives |
Marketable Skills |
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Empirical/Quantitative |
Students learning Quantitative and Empirical skills in the Core practice skills including Data visualization and presentation: Communicate results using tables, charts, graphs; Contextualize numeric information/data; Demonstrate logical thinking; Experimental Design: Design an experiment or model; Data Inference: Draw inferences from data, use data to formulate conclusions; and Mathematical Reasoning: Use appropriate calculations to solve problems. Your instructors will highlight the individual skills you practice, as you master crucial disciplinary content in your Core classes. So whether you intend to transfer to a four-year institution or find a job, you are working towards future career success! |
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Critical Thinking |
The Critical Thinking Core Objective allows students to develop a wide variety of skills: Analyze Issues; Complex/Creative Problem Solving: Anticipate problems, solutions, and consequences; Knowledge Application: Apply knowledge to make decisions; Pattern Detection: Detect patterns/themes/underlying principles; Research: Gather proper resources and information to conduct research; Analysis & Interpretation: Analyzing & Interpreting data to synthesize information.
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Leadership & Personal Responsibility |
Personal Responsibility skills include those that make anyone a successful employee and future leader, including Self-Motivation and Initiative: demonstrate time management and attention to detail; Ethical behavior: Demonstrate ethical behavior and decision-making; Growth Mindset: Learn and grow from mistakes; Demonstrate Adaptability and flexibility; Team Leadership: Lead and manage teams and Respect: Demonstrate consideration and courtesy to others. |
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Global Awareness & Social Responsibility |
Students fulfill the Social Responsibility Core Objective while developing the following skills: Community Awareness: Demonstrate awareness of community issues; Global awareness: Demonstrate awareness of global issues; Demonstrate empathy: recognize the emotions and perspectives of others; Develop civic responsibility: demonstrating good citizenship; Develop cultural competency: Learn from diverse cultures, races, genders, religions, etc.; Demonstrate Inclusivity: foster a sense of belonging. |
To complete this course, you must submit a reflection on your accomplishments. Structured reflections are designed to get you thinking and writing about the purposes of courses, assignments, and skills. In other words, “What’s the point?” We are using a format called the DEAL reflection structure:
D = DESCRIBE
E = EXAMINE
AL = ARTICULATE LEARNING
Describe: In the Describe section, you are to tell the reader what you saw/read/did. Don’t just cut and paste the assignments; instead, tell the reader what tasks you had to perform to complete the work.
Examine: This is the meat of your reflection, where you will respond to given prompts designed to get you to think about (1) your personal growth (e.g., what did you learn about YOURSELF after completing the assignments?), (2) What course-level objectives and Core Objectives did you meet by completing the assignments and (3) What marketable skills did you develop/practice in completing the assignments?
Articulate Learning: What did you learn at the end of each part of the course by engaging in the required assignments? What will you do with what you have learned and practiced?
For this reflection, please respond to the following prompts:
Describe (D): What did you have to do to complete the written assignments for this course? Describe the process for each.
Examine (E):
· What new information did you learn from completing these assignments? (Personal Growth)
· What assumptions or preconceived notions did you bring to these assignments? (Personal Growth)
· How do you now view your role in the American. government in politics? Personal/Social Responsibility)
Articulate Learning (AL):
Revisit the
Marketable Skills folder. For each assignment, discuss the Marketable Skills you believe you most practiced. What other skills do you think you demonstrated in completing these assignments besides those listed? What marketable skills do you think you need to practice/demonstrate more?
Grading: DEAL Reflections are worth 50 points and should be at least three to four (double-spaced) Paragraphs in length.
DEAL Reflection Rubric:
D = 10 points
E = 20 points
AL = 20 points
